# 1840 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1840. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
All of the sixteen wards were contested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Reformers | 22 | -6 | 16 | 38 |
| | Conservative | 26 | +6 | 0 | 26 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1840 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Whig | 6 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 37% | 49% | 3,227 | |
| | Conservative | 10 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 63% | 51% | 3,414 | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Procter | 317 | 53% | |
| | Whig | Thomas Todd | 282 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 599 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | James Procter | James Procter | Thomas Todd | Thomas Todd |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 63 | 50% | 64 | 50% |
| 11:00 | 142 | 52% | 131 | 48% |
| 12:00 | 176 | 51% | 171 | 49% |
| 13:00 | 214 | | | |
| 14:00 | | | | |
| 15:00 | | | | |
| 16:00 | 317 | 53% | 282 | 47% |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | James Aikin | 228 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Peter Hope | 206 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 434 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | James Aikin | James Aikin | Peter Hope | Peter Hope |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 65 | 65% | 35 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 115 | 56% | 90 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 148 | 54% | 127 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 170 | 54% | 143 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 178 | 52% | 162 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 206 | 53% | 181 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 228 | 53% | 206 | 47% |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Hodgson * | 308 | 52% |
| | Whig | William Brown | 287 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 595 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | David Hodgson | David Hodgson | William Brown | William Brown |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 109 | 57% | 81 | 43% |
| 11:00 | 155 | 54% | 132 | 46% |
| 12:00 | 185 | 54% | 158 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 213 | 55% | 177 | 45% |
| 14:00 | 230 | 55% | 200 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 271 | 54% | 228 | 46% |
| 16:00 | 308 | 52% | 287 | 48% |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sands * | 190 | 54% |
| | Whig | William Wood | 160 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 350 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | Thomas Sands | Thomas Sands | William Wood | William Wood |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 50 | 65% | 27 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 101 | 62% | 61 | 38% |
| 12:00 | 132 | 58% | 95 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 154 | 58% | 111 | 42% |
| 14:00 | 171 | 57% | 131 | 435 |
| 15:00 | 191 | 55% | 154 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 199 | 54% | 168 | 46% |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | 180 | 51% |
| | Whig | Thomas Taylor | 172 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 352 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | Joseph Cooper | Joseph Cooper | Thomas Taylor | Thomas Taylor |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 56 | 51% | 53 | 49% |
| 11:00 | 94 | 51% | 89 | 49% |
| 12:00 | 115 | 49.6% | 117 | 50.4% |
| 13:00 | 140 | 50.4% | 138 | 49.6% |
| 14:00 | 154 | 51% | 150 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 170 | 55% | 157 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 180 | 51% | 172 | 49% |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Blackburn * | 390 | 50.1% |
| | Conservative | John Kilshaw | 388 | 49.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | Thomas Blackburn | Thomas Blackburn | John Kilshaw | John Kilshaw |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 64 | 52% | 60 | 48% |
| 11:00 | 116 | | | |
| 12:00 | | | 166 | |
| 13:00 | | | 223 | |
| 14:00 | 279 | 51% | 271 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 324 | | | |
| 16:00 | 390 | 50.1% | 388 | 49.9% |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Harbord | 240 | 51% | |
| | Whig | William McMurdo Duncan * | 233 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 473 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | Richard Harbord | Richard Harbord | William McMurdo Duncan | William McMurdo Duncan |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | | | 33 | |
| 11:00 | 74 | 49% | 76 | 51% |
| 12:00 | 101 | | | |
| 13:00 | 167 | 51% | 158 | 49% |
| 14:00 | 199 | 51% | 189 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 219 | | | |
| 16:00 | 240 | | 233 | 49% |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Toulmin | 189 | 50.1% | |
| | Whig | William Rathbone * | 188 | 49.9% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 377 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | Thomas Toulmin | Thomas Toulmin | William Rathbone | William Rathbone |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 75 | 57% | 56 | 43% |
| 11:00 | 105 | 56% | 84 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 135 | 54% | 115 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 149 | 53% | 134 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 164 | 53% | 146 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 170 | 51% | 164 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 189 | 50.1% | 188 | 49.9% |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Birkett | 269 | 56% | |
| | Whig | Charles Holland | 212 | 44% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 12% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 481 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | William Birkett | William Birkett | Charles Holland | Charles Holland |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | | | 56 | |
| 11:00 | | | 77 | |
| 12:00 | 111 | 57% | 84 | 43% |
| 13:00 | | | 134 | |
| 14:00 | | | | |
| 15:00 | | | 182 | |
| 16:00 | 269 | 56% | 212 | 44% |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Slater | 192 | 51% |
| | Conservative | John Davies | 188 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 380 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | William Slater | William Slater | John Davies | John Davies |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 40 | 53% | 35 | 47% |
| 11:00 | 66 | 57% | 50 | 43% |
| 12:00 | 95 | 54% | 82 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 117 | 49% | 120 | 51% |
| 14:00 | 148 | 50% | 150 | 50% |
| 15:00 | 167 | 51% | 162 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 192 | 51% | 188 | 49% |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | 177 | 51% | |
| | Whig | John Rowland McGuffie | 167 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 344 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | John Rowland McGuffie | John Rowland McGuffie |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 72 | 51% | 68 | 49% |
| 11:00 | 86 | 50.3% | 85 | 49.7% |
| 12:00 | 99 | 52% | 90 | 48% |
| 13:00 | 131 | 52% | 123 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 146 | 53% | 131 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 167 | 52% | 152 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 177 | 51% | 167 | 49% |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Priestley * | 156 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Ebenezer Rae | 137 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 293 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | John Priestley | John Priestley | Ebenezer Rae | Ebenezer Rae |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 41 | 47% | 47 | 53% |
| 11:00 | 70 | 49% | 73 | 51% |
| 12:00 | 97 | 53% | 86 | 47% |
| 13:00 | 108 | 53% | 97 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 127 | 53% | 113 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 146 | 55% | 121 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 156 | 53% | 137 | 47% |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Thornhill * | 215 | 50.1% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Murray Gladstone | 214 | 49.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 429 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | William Thornhill | William Thornhill | Thomas Murray Gladstone | Thomas Murray Gladstone |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 33 | 45% | 40 | 55% |
| 11:00 | 79 | 48% | 85 | 52% |
| 12:00 | 104 | 48% | 112 | 52% |
| 13:00 | 121 | 48% | 129 | 52% |
| 14:00 | 166 | 52% | 155 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 182 | 49.7% | 184 | 50.3% |
| 16:00 | 215 | 51.1% | 214 | 49.9% |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Platt * | 144 | 51% |
| | Conservative | J. Shepperd | 138 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 282 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | John Platt | John Platt | John Shepperd | John Shepperd |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 30 | 45% | 36 | 55% |
| 11:00 | 76 | 58% | 56 | 42% |
| 12:00 | | | | |
| 13:00 | 107 | 54% | 91 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 122 | 54% | 106 | 46% |
| 15:00 | 129 | 51% | 122 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 144 | 51% | 138 | 49% |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Copeland | 108 | 53% | |
| | Whig | William Preston * | 96 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 204 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | Henry Copeland | Henry Copeland | William Preston | William Preston |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 44 | 56% | 35 | 44% |
| 11:00 | 56 | 56% | 44 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 69 | 55% | 56 | 45% |
| 13:00 | 80 | 58% | 57 | 42% |
| 14:00 | 84 | 56% | 66 | 44% |
| 15:00 | 100 | 56% | 77 | 44% |
| 16:00 | 108 | 56% | 86 | 44% |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Hall Lawrence * | 156 | 62% |
| | Whig | Lawrence Heyworth jun. | 95 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 251 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | George Hall Lawrence | George Hall Lawrence | Lawrence Heyworth jun. | Lawrence Heyworth jun. |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 85 | 78% | 24 | 22% |
| 11:00 | 128 | 74% | 46 | 26% |
| 12:00 | 138 | 71% | 56 | 29% |
| 13:00 | 139 | 66% | 71 | 34% |
| 14:00 | 149 | 64% | 83 | 36% |
| 15:00 | 155 | 63% | 91 | 37% |
| 16:00 | 156 | 62% | 96 | 38% |